Yes – except SERF was located in a physical warehouse and this website will operate as a ‘virtual warehouse’ for reusable goods on campus.

UBC’s SERF (Surplus Equipment Reuse Facility) was in place from 1970 – 2006 and offered a store-front location for UBC students, staff and faculty to purchase and drop off reusable items. Due to space constraints, SERF closed operations in 2006 and since then, UBC’s moving crew has operated a word of mouth reuse system between.